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National Museum
Established as Dhaka Museum in 1913 A>D> It has been renamed as the
National Museum and was shifted to its new building at Shahbag in
1983.
It is a four storied building and has forty galleries under four
departments, namely, (1) Natural History (2) History and classical Art, (3)
Ethnography and Decorative art and (4) Contemporary Art and Worlds
Civilization. The museum contains large number of interesting collection
including sculptures and paintings of the Buddhist, Hindu and Muslim
periods. It also has rich collection of old coins, metal images, books on
art, ivory and silver filigree works, textiles including the world famous
muslin fabric, embroidered quilt (Nakshi Kantha), arms and ammunitions of
the bygone warriors, varieties of fine handicrafts and models of the village
and town life, Contemporary paintings and sculptures. Above all, the
valuable articles of the heroic liberation war of Bangladesh are also there.
Open: Saturday-Wednesday, 10.00 a.m.-7.00 p.m. Thursday: Closed.
Entrance
Fee: Taka. 5.00. Phone: 880-2-8619397-99.
Ethnological Museum :
The
Ethnological Museum at Chittagong stands as a milestone
in our national progress. It is a place where ample
facilities have been provided to carry out ethnological
research. This museum is recognized as one of the
best-specialized museums in Southeast Asia. It houses
objects of 12 different tribes of Bangladesh and also of
many tribes of Australia, India and
Pakistan.
Entrance
fee: Adult Ta 1.00 and children
0.50.
Archaeological
Museums:
Every place of
archaeological importance houses a small archeological
museum i.e. at Lalbagh Fort, Mahasthangarh, Paharpur and
Mainamati.
Admission
fee to these museums is: Adult Ta 1.00 and
children Ta 0.50
Varendra
Museum:
Situated at Rajshahi. This
museum has a rich collection of objects of Mohenjodaro
and also of 16th to l9th century AD. This is devoted to
the study of ancient history and culture. Its rich
collections contain interesting objects of past Hindu,
Buddhist and Muslim heritage. It is located at the heart
of Rajshahi town and maintained by Rajshahi University
authority. The year of its formal establishment is
1910.
Ahsan Manzil Museum
On the bank of the river Buriganga in Dhaka
the pink majestic Ahsan Manzil has been renovated and turned into a
museum recently. It is an example of the nations r cultural
heritage. It was the home of the Nawab of Dhaka and a Silent
[spectator to many events. Today's
renovated Ahsan Manzil is a
monument of immense historical beauty. It has 31 rooms with a huge
dome atop which can be seen from miles around. It now has 23
galleries displaying portraits, furniture and household articles and
utensils used by the Nawab.
Folk Art Museum :
The Folk
Art Museum was established in 1975 to fulfil the dream
of the celebrated painter Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin.
The museum has a very rich collection of folk objects of
different materials and forms of aesthetic and
utilitarian values. These undoubtedly reflect the
sentiments, impulse, temperament, moods, idiosyncrasy,
skill and expertise of the artists and artisans. It is a
national institution, which represents traditional art
heritage of Bangladesh, exhibiting objects of
exceptional design and skill.
Open: Saturday - Wednesday, 9.00
a.m - 5.00 p.m.
Closed: Thursday, Friday & Govt. Holidays.
Entrance: Free.
Tribal Museum:
The only Tribal Cultural Museum in the Hill
Tracts region was established at Rangamati town in 1978
and run by the Tribal Cultural Institute. It preserves
valuable objects and articles of different tribes
depicting their socio economic, cultural and historical
tradition. These include typical tribal dresses,
ornaments, arms and ammunitions, coins, statues made of
wood, bronze and other metals, musical instruments,
ivory products, handicrafts, paintings on tribal life
etc.
Open: Saturday - Thursday, 10.00 a.m. -
4.00p.m.
Closed: Friday & Public Holidays. |
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Dhaka
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Bangladesh National Museum, Museum of Science and Technology,
National Art Gallery (Shilpakala Academy), Folk Heritage Museum
(Bangla Academy), Lalbagh Fort Museum, Postal Museum, Zainul
Abedin Shishu Chitrasala, Museum of Geological Survey of
Bangladesh, Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industry Corporation
Design Centre Gallery of Textiles, Ceramics and Handicrafts,
Children's Museum (Shishu Academy), Dhaka Nagar Jadughar,
Muktijuddha Jadughar, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Smriti
Jadughar, Police Museum
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